S.Amdt. 2438

SA 2438. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title IX, insert the following:

SEC. ___. GOALS FOR PROMPTNESS OF DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
SECURITY CLEARANCES.

(a) In General.--The Council shall take such actions as may
be necessary to ensure that, by December 31, 2021, 90 percent
of all determinations regarding--
(1) security clearances--
(A) at the secret level are issued in 30 days or fewer; and
(B) at the top secret level are issued in 90 days or fewer;
and
(2) reciprocity of a security clearance at the same level
are recognized in two weeks or fewer.
(b) Certain Reinvestigations.--The Council shall ensure
that by December 31, 2021, reinvestigation on a set
periodicity is not be required for more than 10 percent of
the population that holds a security clearance.
(c) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit a plan to
carry out this section to the appropriate congressional
committees. Such plan shall include recommended interim
milestones for the goals set forth in subsections (a) and (b)
for 2019, 2020, and 2021.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined
in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3003));
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Security,
Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability
Council established pursuant to Executive Order 13467 (73
Fed. Reg. 38103; 50 U.S.C. 3161 note).
(3) Reciprocity.--The term ``reciprocity'' means reciprocal
recognition by Federal departments and agencies of
eligibility for access to classified information.
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